. The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six. A picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation. nder the stimulus given to real-estate interests by thisact, large tracts of land on Broadway were sold with the condi-tion inserted in the deed that no building of other material thanbrick or stone, or less than three stories in height, should everbe erected on them. Our present fire-limit ordinance, which ap-plies only to our principal thoroughfares, is scarcely more condition has, however, been constantly violated, and butfew buildings of the character
. The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six. A picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation. nder the stimulus given to real-estate interests by thisact, large tracts of land on Broadway were sold with the condi-tion inserted in the deed that no building of other material thanbrick or stone, or less than three stories in height, should everbe erected on them. Our present fire-limit ordinance, which ap-plies only to our principal thoroughfares, is scarcely more condition has, however, been constantly violated, and butfew buildings of the character named are found on the streetafter a period of nearly a century, during which our populationhas increased from two thousand to eighty-two thousand, andour valuation from less than two million dollars to more thaneighty-two millions. Notwithstanding this large gain, at no period of our cityshistory has her growth been phenomenal or exceptional. Dur-ing the first two centuries after settlement this was especiallytrue. For more than a century and a half, we learn fromPaiges history, that part of the town lying eastwardly from. FREIGHT FACILITIES. 127 Quincy and Bow streets, generally called The Neck, consistedof woodland, pasturage, swamps, and salt marsh. To overcomethe natural disadvantages of grade under which the city suf-fered, the filling of a large section was necessary, including thechannels formerly constructed for the passage of vessels, leavingonly for such purpose the so-called Broad Canal, which affordsaccess to many coal and lumber yards. The several legislativeacts were approved as follows: That relating to the WashingtonStreet district in 1869, to the Franklin and Sparks Streets dis-trict in 1872, and to the Miller River district in 1873. Underthe provisions of these acts much land was surrendered to thecity by the owners, and was later sold at about thirty per centof its cost. In addition to the freight facilities afforded by the navigableriver, the Boston and Al
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